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Turkey Call Paradise => From the Callmaker's Bench => Topic started by: BD1 on January 10, 2010, 08:11:04 PM

Title: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: BD1 on January 10, 2010, 08:11:04 PM
If so, Can u post pics?
Also is Spanish Cedar considered a soft or hard wood?

Thanks Bill
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: hunter22 on January 10, 2010, 08:21:41 PM
Bill,

Al told me that Spanish Cedar is actually in the Mahogany family. I know they look similar. 
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: jmck on January 10, 2010, 08:27:54 PM
Bill---I have some spanish cedar that I use. It is excatlly like Mohogany...as a matter of fact---If I don't keep the seperated---I get them confused in both look and sound. It is just as Rickey said.
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: augiedog55 on January 10, 2010, 08:31:06 PM
Wish I could post a picture . I've got a Spanish cedar and Sapele one sider that is pure turkey. Its a great combo. *bannana*    I'm sure Rickey can post some.He has most combos   TWICE *bowing*
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: BD1 on January 10, 2010, 08:48:33 PM
Thanks for the replies!!!
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: hunter22 on January 10, 2010, 08:48:56 PM
I pulled out three calls with Spanish Cedar boxes and a couple calls with lighter mahogany boxes and I cannot tell much difference in their color or grain pattern.
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: augiedog55 on January 10, 2010, 08:53:28 PM
I just did the same... You are right. Not much difference
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: jmck on January 10, 2010, 08:54:45 PM
I've got a Spanish cedar and Sapele one sider with the Chain Gang checkering on order from Ole Tim Clayton---he builds some good---uns!!!
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: SS Custom Calls on January 10, 2010, 08:57:17 PM
 It's not hard to tell Spanish Cedar from Mahogany. Just smell of them!  ROTFLMBO The Spanish Cedar has an aroma! It's used a lot for making cigar humidors. In looks, it's very similar to mahogany..

 Al
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: Bulldogmikey on January 10, 2010, 09:01:24 PM
Al, Jeff, Rickey.....the Spanish Cedar should be lighter in color and smoother grain and softer than the Mahogany...Right????

Mike
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: SS Custom Calls on January 10, 2010, 09:12:18 PM
 Mike, the color is VERY close usually. Some Mahogany is darker, but I've also had Spanish Cedar that is on the darker side. Same with hardness, it varies quite a bit from one piece to the other with mahogany and spanish cedar alike.  I've had some Honduran Mahogany that was very soft and fuzzy when drilled out.
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: Porter on January 10, 2010, 09:15:49 PM
It's not hard to tell Spanish Cedar from Mahogany. Just smell of them!  ROTFLMBO The Spanish Cedar has an aroma! It's used a lot for making cigar humidors. In looks, it's very similar to mahogany..

 Al

You aren't kidding on the smell.  I have one from you with a Peruvian Walnut paddle.  Darn box still stinks and I think it's almost 2 years old.  That's why I never did buy another one.. thought you'd let Josh's girlfriends cat pee on it or something  ROTFLMBO

I think it stinks worse than that darn Camphor Burl pot Daryl sold me  *aah*
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: Bulldogmikey on January 10, 2010, 09:17:30 PM
I like how it smells.....What does that say about me???
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: Mzlhunter on January 11, 2010, 07:43:27 AM
I like how it smells.....What does that say about me???

It says that your sense of smell isn't distorted from huffing yella dust :)
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: Blackfalcon on January 11, 2010, 08:10:40 AM
Maybe there is a market for Spanish cedar/Alsaskan Yellow cedar and Osage cologne after all!  *dance*

The box shown here is Spanish cedar although the striker is Walnut, my brother got it for Christmas

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll189/blackfalcon_photo/Spanishcedar010-1-1-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: Bulldogmikey on January 11, 2010, 08:31:36 AM
Maybe there is a market for Spanish cedar/Alsaskan Yellow cedar and Osage cologne after all!  *dance*

The box shown here is Spanish cedar although the striker is Walnut, my brother got it for Christmas

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll189/blackfalcon_photo/Spanishcedar010-1-1-1.jpg)

Great looking box Dave! I bet he didn't have a clue what he was getting for Christmas! ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: Blackfalcon on January 11, 2010, 08:36:03 AM
Hopefully by May he will have a clue what's under the hood! Kind of like my Grand mother's 1967 Mustang convertible the the 390 CI engine.lol ROTFLMBO
Title: Re: Anyone have a Spanish Cedar/Zebra Box Call?
Post by: jmck on January 11, 2010, 10:34:51 AM
there is deffinatlly a smell to Spanish Cedar that Mohogany does not have---other than that --they look identical